#8A237F#8A237F
#8A237F is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.172 H 332.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A237F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 35, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(306, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(306, 75%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.6%, 8%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.27, 53.00, -28.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.27, 60.23, 331.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.61% 0.1527 -0.0786) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.61% 0.172 332.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.9131, 8.1389, 20.8601) |
| Luminance | 0.0814 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 3.69
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 4.00
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 4.59
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 4.68
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 5.14
Light Eggplant
#894585
ΔE00 6.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A237F #238A2E
analogous
#62238A #8A237F #8A234C
triadic
#8A237F #7F8A23 #237F8A
tetradic
#8A237F #8A6223 #238A2E #234C8A
square
#8A237F #8A6223 #238A2E #234C8A
split-complementary
#8A237F #4C8A23 #238A62
monochromatic
#280A25 #591752 #8A237F #BB2FAC #D454C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.99
#8A237F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.63
#8A237F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A237F
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A237F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A237F | 1.00 | 7.99 | 2.63 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1E4782
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#45567D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#902E4F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a237f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 35, 127); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.172 332.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#af69a4',
500: '#8a237f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a237f; $custom-light: #af69a4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a237f",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 35,
"b": 127
},
"hsl": {
"h": 306.408,
"s": 59.538,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45605,
"c": 0.17172,
"h": 332.8
},
"luminance": 0.08138
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A237F
secondary
#51B75C
accent
#E35645
background
#FBF6FA
surface
#F6EBF4
border
#D0C6CE
text
#11070F
muted
#807A7F